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Dory Funk
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<p>Dorrance Wilhelm Funk (May 4, 1919 – June 3, 1973) was an American <a href="/facts/Professional_wrestler/wtYLlT50">professional wrestler</a>. He is the father of wrestlers <a href="/facts/Dory_Funk_Jr./nTEKqBQd">Dory Funk Jr.</a> and <a href="/facts/Terry_Funk/KEYx8aoh">Terry Funk</a>, and was a promoter of the <a href="/facts/Amarillo%2c_Texas/bQW8vxU7">Amarillo, Texas</a>-based <a href="/facts/Western_States_Sports/XgY9nrwI">Western States Sports</a> promotion. </p>